Tuesday, October 18, 2011

NSSLHA MEETING 10/18

Graduate School Panel

Announcements:


Social - Lauren
THIS THURSDAY! @ the Union Underground Bowling - $5 for 2 hrs. and shoes!

Fundraising - Natalia
Bake Sale Wed. 10/26 – everyone signed up for shifts and items to bring

Service - Shannon
Letters to children at the Capitol School due Tues. 10/25. Please give your letters to an officer in one of your classes or come by our officer meeting that will be at 5:00 at Pluckers!

Bastrop Fire Relief – this Sunday 10/23 from 9-1, buses leave from behind the LGJ school, everyone wear clothes that you can work in. Email Shannon with any questions!

LET'S HEAR FROM THE GRAD SCHOOLS...

Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio

- Offer: SLP - Masters (2 years and a summer)

- Small program, very hands on, everyone wants you to succeed

- Admissions Info:

- Feb. 1 admission date, 2 letters of recommendation

- 20-24 spots in their graduate program

- Average - GPA 3.5, GRE 980

- Other Info:

- They have a working clinic on campus

- Have a bilingual/bicultural component

- 3,000 students at the whole school

- State of the art voice and swallowing lab

Texas Women’s University in Houston

- Offer: SLP – Masters (2 years and a summer), TETN distance learning program

- Admissions Info:

- 2 letters of rec –25 students a year on campus, 115-120 for distance learning

- Average – GPA 2.5, 3.0 for Comm., GRE the higher the better

University of North Texas in Denton

- Admissions Info:

- Application deadline: SLP - Feb. 15, AuD - March 1 - AuD

- 3 letters of rec, letter of intent - all info on their website

- For SLP: 335 applied last year, there are 39 1st years

- Average GRE 1087

- 100% pass rate on praxis and 97% employment rate this past year

- For AuD: –10 people accepted into 4 year program – last year is an externship.

- Average GRE 1050, GPA 3.7

- Research project is a requirement for grad program. They have you do 25 hours of observation first.

- Clinic – on campus, classes close to clinic

UT - Austin

- Offer: Maters in SLP (2 years), Aud (3 years plus externship year)

- PhD (you can do SLP or AuD with a PhD)

- Admissions Info:

- Average GRE 1250, GPA 3.58 3 letters of rec

- 250 apply to SLP accept 22-25, 50-60 to Aud accept 8-10

- Other info:

- Clinical work first in the ut clinic and then go off campus

- UT has an emphasis in bilingualism in the SLP if you choose to follow that path

- Must to a thesis, you get to be involved in research


All schools suggest:

- Have your letters of rec written by someone who’s had you in the classroom or seen your work in the field.

- When writing your personal statement: How do your experiences match up to what that specific program has to offer? How have your interests guided you to apply to that program? Don’t do a “Miss America” / “I Want to Save the World” letter.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GRAD SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES!

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